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Arashi Sangoro as a Samurai Standing on the Veranda of a Great House

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A standing male samurai with black hair styled up with a white streak, wearing a green and orange kimono with white floral designs. He holds a sword at his side with both hands, and a brown and black samurai helmet rests on the floor beside him. The man stands on a wooden veranda floor with a low railing behind him. A lantern hangs from the ceiling above. The background is a beige wall with a beige window-like shade pulled down.

Artwork details

Date:
1774 or 1775
Medium:
One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
295 × 625 px
Museum record:
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